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"So, who are you?" Logan asked
"I am what they call X23," the young girl replied, sitting down on a park bench, "But my mother called me Laura"
"Okay, who's they?"
"Weapon X. the ones responsible for creating you. Stryker. He was the one in charge"
"Stryker. Messing with mutants again," Logan muttered under his breath
"You don't like him"
"Of course not. Thanks to him, I can't remember much before the procedure. But tell me about you. How'd you come around?"
Laura didn't reply as she withdrew a folded piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to him. He unfolded it, showing a small photo of himself, as well as another photo of a woman whom Logan could only guess was Laura's mother. Sitting next to the young girl on the bench, he began to read the form, which contained a basic detail of how Laura came into existence. How she was a genetic clone of himself, born and raised to be a killer, an assassin for Stryker to use against other mutants
"So…uh…where's your mother?" Logan asked
"I killed her by accident," Laura replied, "She told me to come here before she died"
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"How's everything coming along?" Xavier asked
He was now on his feet, walking about, which caused some discomfort for Moira, who was still not used to the fact that Xavier was in another man's body. Hopefully, that was all going to change by the end of the week
"Everything's going great. I think we're gonna have a body done earlier than expected," Moira said, "Which is good news indeed"
"I have to say this, but thank you for everything so far, Moira," Xavier said
"Hey, you can always count on me to replicate your body for you"
"I know I can. Thank you"
Xavier headed back to his bed, as Moira typed her work onto the computer, working out all the mathematical problems and having Xavier's proper body reconstructed
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"So, let me get this straight," Magneto said slowly, "That teleporter that was with us at Alkali Lake? That is your son?"
"Uh-huh," Mystique said, "I gave birth to him about thirty years ago"
"And I also have a son? And a daughter? And they're twins?"
"Yep. Birth certificates don't lie. I know where they are"
"Where? We shall go to them at once. They could be useful"
"Well then, shall we get going?"
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"You know, you're one of the last mutants I thought I'd come across"
Sabretooth whirled around to face the smiling blond teenaged boy. Letting out a warning growl, he turned back to his beer. Ever since being blasted off the Statue of Liberty by Cyclops, Sabretooth had kept a low profile, while keeping an ear out on the X-Men and the Brotherhood. He had chosen not to partake in the battle on Alcatraz Island mainly due to personal reasons. He liked his abilities and didn't want to lose them to some cure. So he travelled about, moving from bar to bar. No one gave him a second glance and that's the way he preferred it. However, now there was this teenaged kid giving him a cocky grin and just about exposing him to everyone else
"It must have hurt falling off the Statue of Liberty," John said
"Would you like to find out how much it'll hurt?" Sabretooth growled, "It sounds like you're dying to know"
"Tempting, but I'll pass. So this is where the great Sabretooth has ended up?"
"Keep it up, kid. I'll tear you to shreds"
"Now that sounds better"
"What do you want?"
"I want revenge against the X-Men," John replied
He had been drifting about himself and couldn't believe his luck when he came across Sabretooth in the bar. He had heard about the mutant from Magneto and had wanted to meet him, being sure that his defeat from the X-Men didn't kill him. So now here he was, talking to Sabretooth and trying to not get his throat torn out
"Yeah, so?" Sabretooth replied, "Go have your revenge"
"I know you want to be a part of it," John continued, "How could a guy like you take a beating like that and lay low. If I were you, I'd be up and at them"
"If I were you, I'd shut up and let me drink my beer"
"Someone's testy"
"Boy, you won't like it when I'm angry, so do yourself a favour and leave"
"Look, I'm in need of some guys for the Brotherhood. I'm starting it all up. Magneto's out of the picture. I need a guy like you on my team. Come on, think about it. We could get some more guys and destroy the X-Men"
"You're full of dreams, kid. You won't win"
"Well, not unless you're on my team. What do you say, Sabretooth?"
"Sounds interesting. We get our ass kicked, I'm killing you personally"
"It's a deal then"
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"How's she doing?" Storm asked
"Well, she's not trying to kill me, which is an improvement," Logan replied
He looked outside, where Laura was still sitting on the park bench, even though night had fallen. Alex's accommodations had been taken care of, while most of the students were in bed. Logan had mainly been watching over Laura, who was keeping to herself, staying outside on the bench
"You should bring her in here," Storm said
"You're the one who has the nice, calm voice and all that"
"Logan, its your clone or whatever she is. Daughter or something, I don't know. You bring her in here. I have got a room for her. It's next to yours"
"Okay fine then"
Logan headed outside, as Laura looked over at him
"You can come inside, you know. No need to stay out here all night"
"I'm fine"
"Seriously, Laura, come inside. We've got a room for you next to mine"
"Yeah, okay then"
Laura started to get up, but Logan stopped her, sniffing the air and listening intently. She also did the same, unsheathing her claws, as Logan did the same. A few military soldiers burst out the bushes, aiming their rifles, but Logan and Laura took them down without killing them. Logan then had a close look at their insignia
"S.H.I.E.L.D?"
Several more soldiers, Storm and another man came out into the backyard
"Ah, Logan, you have her," Nick Fury said with a smile
"Who the hell are you?" Logan asked
"I'm Nick Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D. We've been tracking X23 for some time now. Almost ever since she escaped. She's wanted for questioning over several deaths"
Laura let out a small growl, which only Logan heard, as the soldiers surrounded them
"I've got an idea. No"
"Excuse me? You're gonna ign-"
"Yeah, damn right I am. You take your men and you get off this property now, before I kill the whole lot of you. You don't come anywhere near this girl"
"Logan-" Storm started
"No, Storm. I'm not letting this goons take her away. Simple"
"Very well then, Logan," Nick said, "If you wish. But I warn you; X23 is a very dangerous weapon. Possibly more dangerous than you. Let's go men"
Nick turned and left, as his men picked up the downed soldiers and followed after him. Storm was about to say something, but Logan cut her off, heading into the mansion, as Laura followed after him. He showed her her room and closed the door behind her, before heading to his own room
"God, what a day," he thought, before drifting off to sleep
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